Players felt “compelled to raise awareness for the marginalized.”
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
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Trump administration expands exemptions on contraceptive mandate
Religious groups that had opposed the mandate were pleased with the administration’s action.
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Charlottesville’s Catholic students are ready to heal wounds, chaplain says
“We can overcome evil with good if we stand together.”
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U.S. Catholic parishes, schools happy to be in path of solar eclipse
Catholic schools and parishes are gearing up to host solar eclipse events.
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Health care prescription? Regroup and cooperate, Catholic health leaders say
Catholic health care leaders said they hope Congress will work together, in small steps, to fix flaws in the current legislation.
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House members approve measure to repeal D.C. assisted suicide law
The day before the vote, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan sent a letter to members of the committee urging them to “nullify the D.C. City Council’s deceptively named ‘Death with Dignity Act’ that legalizes the dangerous and unethical practice of doctor-assisted suicide.”
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Supreme Court rules church school can’t be barred from state funds for playground
The Supreme Court said a Lutheran preschool should not be excluded from a state grant program to refurbish its playground surface just because it is a religious entity.
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Bishops must rededicate themselves to fighting church abuse, annual audit finds
Church leaders have taken steps to help many find healing as victims of clergy sexual abuse, but there is still work to be done.
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How church leaders are reacting to Trump’s latest executive order
Many religious leaders viewed President Donald Trump’s executive order on religious freedom, which he signed in a White House Rose Garden ceremony on May 4, as a step in the right direction.
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Justice Department remains idle on Obamacare’s contraception mandate
A year after the Supreme Court returned their cases to lower courts, those fighting Obamacare’s contraception requirement still do not have a direction.